These remarks come at a particular poignant time. In the past week we've seen multiple reports linking extreme weather and climate change, how close we are to making warming irreversible, and how much crop yields will decline over the next eight years.

Upon receiving the latest bad news from scientists on climate change, I have composed a post that should accurately reflect one's reaction. Do not read if you are offended by four letter words, or news that the world as we know it is ending.